Round Eight of the Super League brought us an exciting set of fixtures, with big results for Huddersfield Giants, and Catalans Dragons, who remain two points clear at the top of the table.
The Giants battled hard to beat Leeds Rhinos 30-24 at Headingley, while St Helens comfortably defeated Hull FC 58-0 in the latest devastating result for the manager-less Black and Whites.
Despite a promising performance, Castleford Tigers lost to Wigan Warriors for a second time in quick succession.
Other sides at the bottom, Leigh Leopards and London Broncos, both came close before eventually succumbing to Warrington Wolves and Salford Red Devils.
In Perpignan, Catalans Dragons defeated Hull KR in a surprising fashion, winning 36-6 against one of the league’s most exciting and in-form sides in front of a Catalan crowd.
Super League Round Eight Attendances
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Leeds Rhinos once again boast the highest attendance of the round, with 13,128 supporters packing into Headingley Stadium, despite their disappointing recent run of form.
St Helens, meanwhile, had their lowest home attendance of the season, as just over 10,000 fans attended their comfortable victory over Hull FC. This now puts their average attendance over the season as slightly lower than that of the Black and Whites.
Wigan Warriors came close to Leeds’ attendance, with 13,029 fans seeing their side’s victory.
At the other end of the scale, just 2,450 fans were at Plough Lane for London Broncos’ eighth loss of the season.
Warrington were the fourth side to get over 10,000 in attendance, while Catalans, who broke the 10k barrier in Round Seven, this week won in front of 8.583.
The combined Super League attendance across the six matches this week was an impressive 58,121, one of the highest individual round averages over recent seasons – an average of 9,686 per game.
Below are the attendances in full:
Leeds Rhinos 24-30 Huddersfield Giants – Headingley Stadium – 13,128
St Helens 58-0 Hull FC – Langtree Park – 10,488
Wigan Warriors 36-14 Castleford Tigers – DW Stadium – 13,029
London Broncos 4-12 Salford Red Devils – Plough Lane – 2,450
Warrington Wolves 16-14 Leigh Leopards – Halliwell Jones Stadium – 10,443
Catalans Dragons 36-6 Hull Kingston Rovers – Stade Gilbert Brutus – 8,583
Warrington Wolves
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